JPH11136610A - Camcorder - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enhance the operability by displaying an icon relating to a flash memory. SOLUTION: A control means 12 always monitors a state of a 1st switch 14, and when the 1st switch 14 is operated to select recording of a photographed image to a flash memory 6, data of a 1st icon are read from an icon memory 16 and fed to a display panel 8. Then the 1st icon is displayed at a surrounding of a screen of the display panel 8 while being superimposed on a photographed image displayed on the screen. Furthermore, the control means 12 gives the data of the 1st icon to a finder 10 and displays at a surrounding part of a visual field of the finder similarly to the case with the display panel 8.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a camera-integrated video tape recorder, and more particularly to a camera-integrated video tape recorder having a flash memory for recording a captured image.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Some camera-integrated video tape recorders include a flash memory in the form of a memory card, for example, and record a captured image in the flash memory.
Some still images can be easily and clearly photographed, and the photographed images can be taken into a personal computer or the like via a flash memory. In such a camera-integrated video tape recorder, a user operates a predetermined changeover switch as necessary to select whether to record a captured image on a magnetic tape or a flash memory.

Further, in a camera-integrated video tape recorder having a flash memory, information on characters and numerals related to the flash memory is displayed superimposed on the photographed image on the periphery of the screen of a display panel for displaying the photographed image. Is done. Such information is, for example, the number of captured images recorded in the flash memory, or the number of captured images that can be further recorded in the flash memory, or the resolution of the captured image recorded in the flash memory, This is information indicating the scanning mode.

[0004] Since the flash memory has a limited storage capacity, a large number of captured images cannot be recorded like a video tape recorder (VTR). Therefore, in a camera-integrated video tape recorder with flash memory,
The resolution can be selected according to which of the image quality and the number of images that can be recorded is important. When a high resolution is selected, one captured image is represented by more pixels and the image quality is high, but on the other hand, the image recording requires a large storage capacity, and thus the number of images that can be recorded is reduced. . On the other hand, if a low resolution is selected, the image quality is reduced, but the number of images that can be recorded increases. And
As information on the selected resolution, for example, character information such as "high image quality" (high resolution) or "economy" (low resolution) is displayed on the display panel as described above.

In a camera-integrated video tape recorder provided with a flash memory, a scanning mode in a semiconductor image pickup device can be selected, and an image signal of one field (even field or odd field) or an even field and an odd field can be selected. Any of the frame image signals can be selected and recorded in the flash memory. When a frame image signal is recorded, the number of scanning lines is twice that in the case of a field.
Although the image is clear, there is a time lag between the even field and the odd field, so that the image may be unclear if the subject moves rapidly. On the other hand, when an image signal of one field is recorded, there is no problem of a temporal shift, and even a rapidly moving subject can be clearly recorded. However, since the number of scanning lines is half that in the case of a frame, the image quality is inferior when compared with a subject with little movement. Then, as information indicating the selected scanning mode, for example, character information such as "field" or "frame" is displayed on the display panel as described above.

[0006]

However, the conventional camera-integrated video tape recorder operates in a mode of recording a captured image on a magnetic tape or in a mode of recording on a flash memory. Is
The determination is made by looking at the state of the changeover switch, and sometimes it is difficult to understand. Therefore, the user
For example, if you intend to record a captured image on flash memory but record it on magnetic tape, or conversely you intend to record on magnetic tape and record it on flash memory, you may not notice it immediately was there. Information on which recording mode the camera-integrated video tape recorder is operating in can be displayed in characters, for example, superimposed on the captured image on the display panel. It is difficult to grasp how it is.

Further, when displaying information related to the flash memory, detailed display cannot be performed due to the display space, and simple words or numbers such as "economy" and "field" are displayed as described above. It was just Therefore, even if the user looks at such a display, it may not be immediately understood that the display is information on the flash memory until the user is particularly familiar.

The present invention has been made in order to solve such a problem, and a main object of the present invention is to provide a camera-integrated type capable of easily and reliably grasping whether or not a photographed image is recorded in a flash memory. To provide a video tape recorder. Another object of the present invention is to provide a camera-integrated video tape recorder capable of easily ascertaining whether or not displayed information is information relating to a flash memory.

[0009]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a removable flash memory for recording a photographed image, and information on one or both of characters and numerals related to the flash memory. A camera-integrated video tape recorder having display means for displaying, a first switch operated by a user to select recording of a captured image in the flash memory, and a second switch related to the flash memory. An icon memory holding data of the first icon, and when the first switch is operated to select recording of a captured image in the flash memory, the data of the first icon is stored in the icon memory. And a control unit for reading the first icon and supplying it to the display unit to display the first icon. In addition, according to the present invention, when the information is displayed by the display unit, the control unit reads the first icon from the icon memory and supplies the first icon to the display unit, and the control unit reads the first icon in proximity to the information. A first icon is displayed.

In the camera-integrated video tape recorder of the present invention, the control means monitors the state of the first switch,
When the first switch is operated to select the recording of the captured image in the flash memory, the data of the first icon is read from the icon memory and supplied to the display means to display the first icon. The user can see at a glance that the captured image is recorded in the flash memory by looking at the first icon.

In the camera-integrated video tape recorder of the present invention, when the display means is displaying information relating to the flash memory, the control means reads the first icon from the icon memory and supplies it to the display means. And displaying a first icon close to the information. Therefore, for example, the first icon is displayed in the vicinity of information on the number of images recorded in the flash memory, the selected resolution, and the like, and the user is notified that the displayed information is information related to the flash memory. You can easily understand that there is.

[0012]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a main part of an example of a camera-integrated video tape recorder according to the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, a camera-integrated video tape recorder 1 according to the present embodiment includes an imaging device 2, a video tape recorder 4 (VTR4), a flash memory 6, and a display panel 8 (display means according to the present invention). Finder device 10 (display means according to the present invention), control means 1
2, a first switch 14, an icon memory 16, and the like.

The image pickup apparatus 2 includes an optical system (not shown) for forming an image of a subject and a semiconductor image pickup device (not shown), and shoots the subject to output an image signal representing a shot image. This image signal is transmitted to the VTR 4 and the flash memory 6
Is supplied to the VTR 4 under the control of the control means 12.
And stored in one of the flash memories 6. V
For example, an 8 mm video cassette tape is mounted on the TR 4, and an image signal is recorded on the video cassette tape by a known technique. The flash memory 6 is detachable from the main body of the camera-integrated video tape recorder 1, and has a storage capacity enough to record, for example, several tens of still images. Then, even when the video tape recorder is taken out from the camera-integrated video tape recorder main body, the recorded image is retained without disappearing.

The display panel 8 is composed of a liquid crystal display device, and at least a screen thereof is exposed outside the camera-integrated video tape recorder main body. On the display panel 8, an image captured by the imaging device 2, an image reproduced from the VTR 4, and an image reproduced from the flash memory 6 are displayed by image signals from the imaging device 2, the VTR 4, and the flash memory 6, respectively. The user can see the image taken by the display panel 8. The display panel 8 displays not only the captured image but also the control
Various types of information including information on characters and numbers related to the flash memory 6 are displayed, for example, in a peripheral portion of the screen so as to be superimposed on the captured image. The user can properly operate the camera-integrated video tape recorder by viewing the displayed information. The finder device 10 is for a user to observe an object by taking an eye during photographing. In the finder device 10 as well, various types of information using the same characters and numerals as in the case of the display panel 8 are displayed, for example, in the periphery of the viewing area.

The first switch 14 is operated when the user selects to record a photographed image in the flash memory 6. The control means 12 converts the image signal output from the imaging device 2 to V based on the state of this switch.
It controls which of the TR 4 and the flash memory 6 is to be recorded. Then, the control means 12 displays an icon based on the state of the switch, as described later.

The icon memory 16 is constituted by a ROM (Read Only Memory) in the present embodiment, and holds data of the first icon related to the flash memory 6. FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing the first icon. In the present embodiment, the first icon is a figure in which a capital "M" 18 is surrounded by a substantially rectangular frame 20, as shown in FIG. Since the icon is related to the flash memory 6, it is a figure including "M" 18, which is the initial of the memory.

The control means 12 is composed of a microcomputer and controls the VTR 4 and the flash memory 6 to record or reproduce a photographed image. The control means 12 also controls the display panel 8 for the image pickup device 2, the VTR 4 and the flash memory. 6 indicates an image signal to be displayed based on an image signal from any of them. The control means 12 controls not only the basic functions of the camera-integrated video tape recorder but also the display of icons as follows.

The control means 12 constantly monitors the state of the first switch 14. When the first switch 14 is operated to select recording of a photographed image in the flash memory 6, an icon memory is operated. The data of the first icon is read from 16 and supplied to the display panel 8. Then, as shown in the schematic diagram of FIG. 3, the first icon 21 is displayed, for example, on the periphery of the screen 22 of the display panel 8 so as to be superimposed on the captured image displayed on the screen 22. Further, the control means 12 supplies the data of the first icon to the finder device 10 and places the data on the periphery of the visual field in the finder.
The display is performed in the same manner as the display panel 8.

That is, in the camera-integrated video tape recorder 1 according to the present embodiment, when a photographed image is recorded in the flash memory 6, the display panel 8 and the finder device 10 are provided as shown in FIG. The first icon 21 is displayed. Therefore, the user can grasp at a glance the first icon that the photographed image is recorded not in the video cassette tape of the VTR 4 but in the flash memory 6. In the present embodiment, the first icon is displayed so as to be superimposed on the photographed image. However, if the camera-integrated video tape recorder 1 includes a display unit dedicated to displaying information, the display unit may be used. Of course, it is also possible to display the first icon.

Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described. FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a main part of a camera-integrated video tape recorder according to the second embodiment. In the figure, the same elements as those in FIG. 1 are denoted by the same reference numerals,
The description of them is omitted here. The difference between the camera-integrated video tape recorder 24 shown in FIG. 4 and the camera-integrated video tape recorder 1 shown in FIG. 1 is that the flash memory detecting means 26 and the second switch 28 are provided.
The control means 12 controls not only the state of the first switch 14 but also the flash memory detection means 2.
6 in that the display of the first icon is controlled in accordance with the output signal of No. 6 and the state of the second switch 28.

The second switch 28 is connected to the first switch 1
Similar to 4, the switch is operated by the user, and the user operates the second switch 28 when starting photographing. The flash memory detecting means 26 includes a kind of switch (not shown), and when the flash memory 6 is mounted, the movable portion of the switch is displaced by the casing of the flash memory 6 to change the on / off state. Then, it detects that the flash memory 6 has been mounted, and outputs a mounting detection signal to the control means 12.

In the camera-integrated video tape recorder 24 of the second embodiment, the control means 12
Monitors the state of the second switch 28 at all times. When the second switch 28 is operated to start photographing, the state of the first switch 14 and the output signal of the flash memory detecting means 26 are checked. . As a result, when the first switch 14 is operated to select the recording of the photographed image in the flash memory 6, and when the flash memory detecting means 26 outputs the attachment detection signal, the icon memory 16 And reads out the data of the first icon from the controller and supplies it to the display panel 8. As in the case of the camera-integrated video tape recorder 1, the first icon 21 is displayed on the screen 22, for example, on the periphery of the screen 22 of the display panel 8, as shown in the schematic diagram of FIG. Display it superimposed on the captured image. Further, the control unit 12 supplies the data of the first icon to the finder device 10 to display the data on the periphery of the field of view in the finder in the same manner as the display panel 8. At this time, the control means 12 controls the display of the first icon as described above,
The photographing image 2 is controlled to start photographing. On the other hand, the flash memory 6 is controlled to capture and hold an image signal output from the imaging device 2.

Therefore, also in the second embodiment, when recording a photographed image in the flash memory 6 with the flash memory 6 mounted, the first
Is displayed on the display panel 8 and the finder device 1.
Displayed as 0. Therefore, the user can grasp at a glance the first icon 21 that the captured image is recorded not in the video cassette tape of the VTR 4 but in the flash memory 6 without fail.

In the second embodiment, the control means 12 controls the first signal based on both the output signal of the flash memory detection means 26 and the state of the second switch 28.
Although the display of the first icon is controlled, a configuration in which the display of the first icon is controlled based on only one of them is also effective.

That is, the flash memory detecting means 26
When only the flash memory 6 is used, the flash memory 6 is mounted,
The first switch 14 is used for the flash memory 6 of the photographed image.
When the operation for selecting the recording of the captured image is performed, the first icon is displayed regardless of whether or not the recording of the captured image is executed. When only the second switch 28 is used, the first switch 14 is operated to select the recording of the photographed image in the flash memory 6, and the second switch 28 is operated to operate the photographing. When the image recording is performed, the first icon will be displayed. In each case, the user will see the first displayed
By looking at the icon, it is possible to surely grasp that the photographed image is recorded not on the video cassette tape of the VTR 4 but on the flash memory 6.

Further, in the second embodiment, the flash memory detecting means 26 includes a switch in which the movable portion is displaced in the casing of the flash memory 6, but whether the flash memory 6 is mounted or not is determined. The detection is performed by using, for example, the control
Can be performed by executing a test such as writing test data to the flash memory 6 and reading it out.

Next, a third embodiment will be described. The difference between the camera-integrated video tape recorder of the third embodiment and the camera-integrated video tape recorder shown in FIG. 1 is that the icon memory 16 holds the data of the second icon and the control means 12 Is the first
It has a function of displaying the second icon as needed in addition to the function of the embodiment.

That is, in the second embodiment, the control means 12 manages the number of photographed images recorded in the flash memory 6 and determines how many more photographed images can be recorded in the flash memory 6. When the number of recordable images is zero or equal to or less than the reference number, the data of the second icon indicating that is read out from the icon memory 16 and supplied to the display panel 8 and the finder device 10 to provide the first embodiment. The second icon is displayed in the same manner as in the case of.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of the second icon. As the second icon, as shown in FIG. 5, for example, a figure in which the oblique line 19 is drawn over M18, which is the initial of the memory, can be used. Therefore,
In the camera-integrated video tape recorder of the third embodiment, the same effect as that of the above-described first embodiment is obtained, and the second icon is displayed. By looking at this icon, it is possible to easily know that a captured image can no longer be recorded in the flash memory 6 or that the number of captured images that can be recorded is small.

Next, a fourth embodiment will be described. FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing a main part of a camera-integrated video tape recorder according to the fourth embodiment. In the figure,
The same elements as those in FIG. 1 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof will be omitted here. The camera-integrated video tape recorder 32 shown in FIG. 6 is different from the camera-integrated video tape recorder 1 shown in FIG.
Holds the data of the third icon indicating that writing to the flash memory 6 is prohibited. In addition to the functions of the first embodiment, the control unit 12 It has a function of displaying a third icon.

The protect seal detecting means 34 optically detects whether or not a protect seal for prohibiting writing is attached to the mounted flash memory 6, and when the protect seal is attached. Outputs a protection seal detection signal. In the camera-integrated video tape recorder 32, when the protect seal detecting means 34 outputs the protect seal detecting signal, the control means 12 reads the data of the third icon from the icon memory 16, and displays the display panel 8 and the finder. The third icon is supplied to the device 10 and displayed in the same manner as in the first embodiment. FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of the third icon. As the third icon, as shown in FIG. 7, for example, a key figure 33 can be used as a figure reminiscent of write protection.

Therefore, in the camera-integrated video tape recorder 32 of the fourth embodiment, the same effect as that of the first embodiment described above can be obtained, and in addition, the flash memory 6 At this time, since the third icon is displayed, the user can easily know that the captured image cannot be recorded in the flash memory 6 by looking at this icon.

Next, a fifth embodiment will be described. FIG. 8 is a block diagram showing a main part of a camera-integrated video tape recorder according to the fifth embodiment. In the figure,
The same elements as those in FIG. 1 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof will be omitted here. The camera-integrated video tape recorder 36 shown in FIG. 8 is different from the camera-integrated video tape recorder 1 shown in FIG. 1 in that the camera integrated video tape recorder 36 includes a third switch 38, and the control means 12 is different from the first embodiment described above. In addition to the function of the example, the display of the icon is controlled in accordance with the state of the third switch 38.

The third switch 38 is used to switch the photographed image to a VTR
This is a switch for selecting reproduction from the flash memory 6 instead of from the flash memory 4. The control means 12 includes a third
The state of the switch 38 is checked, and the third switch 38
When an operation to select the reproduction of the photographed image from the flash memory 6 is performed, the flash memory 6 is controlled to output an image signal of the photographed image recorded in the flash memory 6 to the display panel 8 so that the photographed image is displayed. At the same time,
The data of the first icon is read from the icon memory 16 and supplied to the display panel 8 so as to be superimposed on the photographed image and the first
Display the icon.

Therefore, the camera-integrated video tape recorder 36 of the fifth embodiment has the same effects as those of the first embodiment described above, and also has the first icon during reproduction. Is displayed, the user can easily see that the image displayed on the display panel 8 has been reproduced from the flash memory 6 by looking at the icon.

Next, a sixth embodiment will be described. FIG. 9 is a block diagram showing a main part of a camera-integrated video tape recorder according to the sixth embodiment. In the figure,
The same elements as those in FIG. 1 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof will be omitted here. The difference between the camera-integrated video tape recorder 40 shown in FIG. 9 and the camera-integrated video tape recorder 1 shown in FIG. 1 is that the camera-integrated video tape recorder 40 includes a fourth switch 42, and the control unit 12 is different from the first embodiment. In addition to the function of the example, the display of the icon is controlled in accordance with the state of the fourth switch 42.

The fourth switch 42 is a switch for recording the photographed image recorded on the VTR 4 in the flash memory 6. The control means 12 monitors the state of the fourth switch 42, and when the fourth switch 42 is operated to record the captured image recorded on the VTR 4 in the flash memory 6, the VTR 4 and the flash memory 6
To control the captured image recorded by the VTR 4
The recorded image reproduced by the VTR 4 is recorded in the flash memory 6, and the image reproduced by the VTR 4 is displayed on the display panel 8.

At this time, the control means 12 simultaneously reads out the data of the first icon from the icon memory 16 and supplies the data to the display panel 8 to superimpose the data on the photographed image to display the first icon. Therefore, in the camera-integrated video tape recorder 40 of the sixth embodiment, the same effect as that of the above-described first embodiment can be obtained, and in addition, the image recorded on the VTR 4 can be stored in the flash memory 6. The first icon is also displayed when recording in the flash memory 6.
That the photographed image is recorded.

Next, a seventh embodiment will be described. The basic structure of the camera-integrated video tape recorder of the seventh embodiment is the same as that of the camera-integrated video tape recorder 1 shown in FIG.
In addition to displaying the first icon as described above, the first icon is displayed as follows.

That is, the control means 12 (FIG. 1) controls the display panel 8 and the finder device 10 as described above to display information on one or both of characters and numerals related to the flash memory 6. I have.
Specifically, this information includes the number of captured images recorded in the flash memory 6, the number of captured images that can be further recorded in the flash memory 6, the resolution of the captured image recorded in the flash memory 6, and the Information on the scanning mode and the like.

In the seventh embodiment, the control means 12
Reads out the first icon data from the icon memory 16 and supplies it to the display panel 8 and the finder device 10 when displaying the information related to the flash memory 6 so that the first icon Is displayed. FIG. 10 is a schematic diagram showing the screen 22 of the display panel 8. As a result of the above-described operation of the control unit 12, for example, the first icon 21 is displayed near the front of the information 44 (“economy”). ing. That is, in the seventh embodiment, the information 44 related to the flash memory 6 is used.
Is displayed together with the first icon, the user can display the information 44 related to the flash memory 6
Can be easily grasped.

[0042]

As described above, the present invention relates to a detachable flash memory for recording a photographed image, and a display means for displaying information by one or both of characters and numerals related to the flash memory. A video tape recorder integrated with a camera, comprising: a first switch operated by a user to select recording of a photographed image in the flash memory; and data of a first icon related to the flash memory. And when the first switch is operated to select recording of a captured image in the flash memory, the data of the first icon is read from the icon memory, and the display is performed. And control means for supplying the first icon to the means for displaying the first icon.

That is, in the camera-integrated video tape recorder of the present invention, the control means monitors the state of the first switch, and the first switch is operated to select the recording of the photographed image in the flash memory. At this time, the data of the first icon is read from the icon memory and supplied to the display means to display the first icon. The user can see at a glance that the photographed image is recorded not in the VTR but in the flash memory by looking at the first icon.

Further, in the camera-integrated video tape recorder of the present invention, when the display means is displaying information relating to the flash memory, the control means reads the first icon from the icon memory and supplies it to the display means. And displaying a first icon close to the information. Therefore, for example, the first icon is displayed in the vicinity of information on the number of images recorded in the flash memory, the selected resolution, and the like, and the user is notified that the displayed information is information related to the flash memory. You can easily understand that there is.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a main part of an example of a camera-integrated video tape recorder according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing a first icon.

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram showing a screen of a display panel.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram illustrating a main part of a camera-integrated video tape recorder according to a second embodiment;

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a second icon.

FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing a main part of a camera-integrated video tape recorder according to a fourth embodiment.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a third icon.

FIG. 8 is a block diagram showing a main part of a camera-integrated video tape recorder according to a fifth embodiment.

FIG. 9 is a block diagram illustrating a main part of a camera-integrated video tape recorder according to a sixth embodiment;

FIG. 10 is a schematic diagram showing a screen of a display panel.

[Explanation of symbols]

2 ... Imaging device, 4 ... Video tape recorder (VT)
R), 6: Flash memory, 8: Display panel, 1
0 ... finder device, 12 ... control means, 14 ... first switch, 16 ... icon memory, 1, 24, 3
2, 36, 40 ... Videotape recorder integrated with camera, 26 ... Flash memory detecting means, 28 ... Second
Switch, 34 ... protect seal detecting means, 38
... A third switch, 42... A fourth switch.

[Procedure amendment]

[Submission date] January 26, 1998

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The icon memory 16 is constituted by a ROM (Read Only Memory) in the present embodiment, and holds data of the first icon related to the flash memory 6. FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing the first icon. In the present embodiment, the first icon is a capital letter “M” 18 and a memory stick eye as shown in FIG.
A computer or PC card memory icon into a generally rectangular frame 2
The figure is surrounded by 0. Since the icon is related to the flash memory 6, "M" 18 which is the initial of the memory, a memory stick icon or a PC
The figure contains a card memory icon .

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Next, a fourth embodiment will be described. FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing a main part of a camera-integrated video tape recorder according to the fourth embodiment. In the figure,
The same elements as those in FIG. 1 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof will be omitted here. Camera-integrated video tape recorder 32 is different from the camera-integrated video tape recorder 1 shown in FIG. 1 is shown in FIG. 6, includes a protected seal or protect the nail detecting means 34,
The icon memory 16 holds data of a third icon indicating that writing to the flash memory 6 is prohibited. In addition to the functions of the above-described first embodiment, the control unit 12 It has a function of displaying a third icon as needed.

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The protect seal or protect pawl detection <br/> detecting means 34, whether the flash memory 6 mounted, the protected or seal is adhered whether or protect pawl for inhibiting writing are broken This is detected optically, and when the protect seal is stuck or when the protect nail is broken, a protect seal or protect nail detection signal is output. And this camera-integrated video tape recorder 3
In 2, the control means 12 controls the protection seal or
If the protect nail detecting means 34 is a protect seal or
When the protect nail detection signal is output, the icon memory 1
The data of the third icon is read from 6 and supplied to the display panel 8 and the finder device 10 to display the third icon in the same manner as in the first embodiment.
FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of the third icon. Third
For example, as shown in FIG. 7, for example, a key figure 33 can be used as a figure reminiscent of write-protection.

Claims (16)

[Claims] 1. A camera-integrated video tape recorder, comprising: a detachable flash memory for recording a photographed image; and display means for displaying information of one or both of characters and numerals related to the flash memory. A first switch operated by a user to select recording of a captured image in the flash memory; and an icon memory holding data of a first icon related to the flash memory; When the first switch is operated to select recording of a captured image in the flash memory, the data of the first icon is read from the icon memory and supplied to the display means to supply the first icon. A video tape recorder integrated with a camera, comprising: control means for displaying an icon. 2. The video tape integrated with a camera according to claim 1, wherein the display unit displays the photographed image, and the first icon and the information are displayed so as to be superimposed on the photographed image. Recorder. 3. The video tape recorder integrated with a camera according to claim 1, wherein said display means is constituted by a finder device, and said first icon and said information are displayed in said finder. 4. The video tape recorder integrated with a camera according to claim 1, wherein said display means includes a liquid crystal display device. 5. The video tape recorder integrated with a camera according to claim 1, wherein the first icon includes an M character. 6. A flash memory detecting means for detecting whether or not the flash memory is mounted, wherein the control means detects that the flash memory is mounted. 2. The video tape recorder with a built-in camera according to claim 1, wherein the first icon is displayed on the display means only in the case based on an operation on the first switch. 7. The apparatus further comprises a second switch operated by a user to start photographing, wherein the control means operates the first switch to select recording of a photographed image in the flash memory. And when the second switch is operated to start shooting, reading the data of the first icon from the icon memory and supplying the data to the display means to display the first icon. The video tape recorder integrated with a camera according to claim 1, wherein: 8. The icon memory stores data of a second icon indicating that the number of captured images recordable in the flash memory is zero or less than or equal to a reference value. When the number of captured images that can be recorded in the memory is zero or less than or equal to the reference value, the data of the second icon is read from the icon memory and supplied to the display means to display the second icon. The video tape recorder integrated with a camera according to claim 1, wherein: 9. The video tape recorder with a built-in camera according to claim 8, wherein the second icon includes a letter M and an oblique line overlapping the letter M. 10. A protection seal detecting means for inspecting whether or not a protect seal is stuck to the flash memory, and outputting a detection signal when the protect seal is stuck to the flash memory, The icon memory holds data of a third icon indicating that the flash memory is write-protected, and the control unit, when the protect seal detection unit outputs the detection signal, outputs the detection signal from the icon memory. The camera-integrated video tape recorder according to claim 1, wherein data of a third icon is read and supplied to the display means to display the third icon. 11. The video tape recorder integrated with a camera according to claim 10, wherein the third icon includes a graphic of a key. 12. The image processing apparatus according to claim 12, further comprising: a third switch operated by a user to select reproduction of a captured image from the flash memory. 2. The method according to claim 1, wherein when the user operates to select the reproduction of the photographed image, the data of the first icon is read from the icon memory and supplied to the display unit to display the first icon. A video tape recorder integrated with a camera as described in the above. 13. The system according to claim 13, further comprising a fourth switch operated by a user to select recording of a photographed image recorded on a magnetic tape in the flash memory. Is operated to select the recording of the captured image from the magnetic tape to the flash memory, reads the data of the first icon from the icon memory, supplies the data to the display means, and supplies the first icon 2. The videotape recorder integrated with a camera according to claim 1, wherein the videotape is displayed. 14. The control unit, when the display unit is displaying the information, reads out the first icon from the icon memory and supplies the first icon to the display unit. 2. The video tape recorder integrated with a camera according to claim 1, wherein one icon is displayed. 15. The camera-integrated camera according to claim 1, wherein the information indicates the number of captured images recorded in the flash memory or the number of captured images that can be further recorded in the flash memory. Video tape recorder. 16. The camera-integrated video tape recorder according to claim 1, wherein the information indicates a resolution of a captured image recorded in the flash memory or a scanning mode in a semiconductor image sensor.